Lenoir County Comprehensive Transportation Plan DRAFT Maps and Recommendations John A. (Andy) Bailey April 16, 2018

Where are we in the process? DRAFT Lenoir County CTP Where are we in the process? Establish CTP Steering Committee Develop CTP Vision Collect/Project/Endorse Data Analyze Deficiencies Develop Alternatives Adoption Technical Report Corridor Protection Programming Recommended Plan

DRAFT Lenoir County CTP Recommendations Highway Recommendations Major Recommendations Minor/Operational Improvements Public Transportation and Rail Recommendations Bicycle Recommendations Pedestrian and Multi-Use Path Recommendations

Major Highway Recommendations DRAFT Lenoir County CTP Major Highway Recommendations I-42/US 70 Upgrade to Interstate Interchange near Willie Measley Rd (R-5813) Kinston Bypass US 258 Southern Lenoir (Alternating passing lane, safety measures) South of Kinston Bypass (Widen to 4-lane divided boulevard) Northern Lenoir (Widen to 4-lane divided expressway) NC 11 Pink Hill (Center Left-turn lanes) Eastern Bypass/Freeway (FS-0802A)/NC 55 Realignment Northern Lenoir (Upgrade to Freeway) NC 148 US 258 to NC 58 (Upgrade to freeway, new interchanges at Poole Rd and Airport Rd) Harvey Parkway Extension Banks School Rd (Lane Width Improvements along entire facility and Operational Improvements around Bethel Christian Academy) Carey Rd Extension (4-lane divided boulevard) Cunningham Rd Extension (2-lane facility) Spine Rd New Construction (4-lane divided boulevard)

Minor Widening and Other Operational Improvements DRAFT Lenoir County CTP Minor Widening and Other Operational Improvements MINOR WIDENING IMPROVEMENTS NC 55 (Wayne County to NC 11, including operational improvements at the NC 11/NC 55 intersection) NC 241 (Duplin County to Old Beulaville Rd/Pink Hill Town Limits NC 903 South (Duplin County to Jenny Lend Rd, south of US 70) NC 903 North (La Grange Northern Town Limits to Greene County) Hugo Rd (NC 58 to Greene County) Paul’s Path Rd (Greene County to US 258) E Railroad Street/Fields Station Rd (0.1 miles east of N. Carey Street to Willie Measley Rd OTHER OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS US 70/US 258 Overpass with Square-Loop Design (FS-1502A in Kinston) NC 58 Restriping (Summit Ave to Highland Ave in Kinston) Airport Rd (Academy Heights Rd to Dobbs Farm Rd) W. Highland Ave/N/ Herritage Street intersection realignment Secrest Bridge (Connecting S. Secrest St and Forrest St)

Public Transportation and Rail Recommendations DRAFT Lenoir County CTP Public Transportation and Rail Recommendations Rail Global TransPark Connector (from Global TransPark Railroad Line to CSX Railroad Line near NC 11) Public Transportation Fixed Bus Route Service that connects: Electrolux Manufacturing Plant/Sanderson Farms Processing Plant/Smithfield Packaging Plant Walmart and surrounding commercial areas along US 70/US 258 (W. Vernon Ave) Caswell Development Center Vernon Park Mall Commercial business along Business US 70/Business US 258 (W. Vernon Ave) Residential neighborhoods and commercial developments north of downtown Kinston UNC Lenoir Health Care Hospital and surrounding medical facilities Downtown Kinston Residential neighborhoods east of downtown Kinston Commercial areas along US 70 (E. New Bern Road) Lenoir Community College Park and Ride Lots La Grange (near E. Washington St/Robina Dr) Pink Hill (near NC 11/Ash Davis Rd)

Bicycle Recommendations DRAFT Lenoir County CTP Bicycle Recommendations Curb and Gutter sections: 5-foot bicycle lanes or 14-foot wide lanes** No Curb and Gutter: 4-foot paved shoulder** ** Improvements only where applicable and/or possible Bicycle Routes State Bicycle Route 7 Lenoir County Bicycle Route 40 Lenoir County Bicycle Route 41 Lenoir County Bicycle Route 42 Lenoir County Bicycle Route 43 Lenoir County Bicycle Route 44 Lenoir County Bicycle Route 45

Pedestrian and Multi-Use Path Recommendations DRAFT Lenoir County CTP Pedestrian and Multi-Use Path Recommendations 2008 City of Kinston Comprehensive Transportation Plan 2015 Kinston Riverfront Greenway and Cycle Track Plan North Carolina Mountains to Sea Trail (along the Neuse River in Lenoir County) Other Pedestrian Improvements Sidewalks – Needs Improvement (Sidewalks needed on one side of a facility) E. Washington Street, from Carey Street to 0.1 miles east of Robina Drive Sidewalks – Recommended (Sidewalks needed on one or both sides of a facility) E. Washington Street, from 0.1 miles east of Robina Drive to Franklin Street N. Hadden Street, from W. Railroad Street to Martin Luther King Junior Drive NC 11, from Duplin County to Rosewood Drive Central Avenue, from Macon Street to NC 11

DRAFT Lenoir County CTP What happens next? April, 2018 – Municipal and County Draft CTP Presentations April 23 – May 25, 2018 – Public Comment Period, including 3 Public Workshop Sessions Kinston area (Date, Time, Location TBD) La Grange Community Center (May 7, 2018 4:00-7:00 pm) Southern Lenoir County (Date, Time, Location TBD) May, 30, 2018 – Final Lenoir County Steering Committee Meeting June, 2018 – Municipal and County CTP Adoptions (includes presentation and resolution on June 13, 2018 from the Lenoir County Transportation Committee to the county for adoption) July, 2018 – NCDOT Transportation Planning Division recommends CTP to the North Carolina Board of Transportation August 2, 2018 – North Carolina Board of Transportation Mutually Adopts the Lenoir County Comprehensive Transportation Plan

DRAFT Lenoir County CTP Questions and Contact Information John A. (Andy) Bailey – Senior Transportation Engineer 919-707-0991 jabailey@ncdot.gov Brian Wert, PE – Unit Head 919-707-0974 bmwert@ncdot.gov Patrick Flanagan – Eastern Carolina Rural Planning Organization 252-638-3185, Extension 3031 pflanagan@eccog.org